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Architectural design,

Pickering, Ernest, 1893-

Architectural design, - 2d ed. [second printing 1945] - London, Chapman & Hall Limited, 1945 - xvii pages, 1 leaf, 329 pages : frontispiece, illustrations ; 30 cm

BOOK ONE: THE NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE. [Pt. 1] THE INFLUENCES OF ARCHITECTURE. General influences : The needs of man ; Activities of man ; The architecture of man The influences of nature : Climate ; Topography ; Materials The influences of man. Social conditions ; Economic conditions [Pt. 2] THE ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE. The evolution of forms : Function and history ; European precedents ; Reflections in the United States ; Antecedents of the contemporary ; Contemporary reflections -- Plan and volume: The nature of the plan ; The growth of volume ; Plan types -- The elements of the visible structure : Structural elements ; Protective elements ; Circulatory elements ; Decorative elements [Pt. 3] THE MATERIALS OF ARCHITECTURE The nature of materials : Materials and design -- The materials of nature : Stone ; wood -- The materials of man : Brick ; Terra cotta ; Tile ; Glass ; Concrete ; Metals ; Plastics. BOOK TWO: THE DESIGN OF ARCHITECTURE. [Pt. 4] THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. The essentials of the structure : The invisible structure ; The visible structure -- The process of space organization : Design from spatial compositions ; Design from horizontal dispositions -- The creative principles : The principles related to function ; The principles related to strength ; The principles related to appearance -- Plan composition : Axial arrangements ; Principles -- Principles of composition : Contrast ; Proportion ; Scale ; Balance ; Rhythm ; Unity ; Character [Pt. 5] THE PROCESS OF DESIGN. The scope of design : The application of knowledge ; Contributing factors ; The functional and the aesthetic -- Types of problems : The major problems ; The minor problems -- The development of the problem : Program analysis ; Preliminary studies ; Intermediate studies ; Presentation drawings.

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Architecture.
Architecture--Composition, proportion, etc.
Architecture--Designs and plans.
Architecture--Details.

NA2750 / .P5 1941

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